Pitch/Stadium Clearing ***Derby OFF***

[Joe DiMaggio]

How did it go today? Been snowing pretty heavily today so it would prob just get covered again. Forecast for fri and sat is sleet as well so can't look good for the game going ahead.

[The Long Man]

The Hogmanay Party in the Northern Meeting Park has been cancelled on the advice of the Police:

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fu...manay_bash.html

Due to the conditions underfoot and on the roads. If this weather keeps up, the police could take a similar view for the game, let's hope not

:(

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

I doubt very much that the game will get the go ahead .

[CaleyD]

Lots of people were certain last weeks game would be cancelled....and it wasn't.

[TopSix]

Volunteers needed on Saturday? Have they re-covered the pitch?

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

Lots of people were certain last weeks game would be cancelled....and it wasn't.

The forecast is for the thermometer not to rise above freezing for the next few days and with the gritters being off the roads I just cant see the game getting the go ahead from the police .

[TopSix]

Volunteers needed on Saturday? Have they re-covered the pitch?

[Muzzy]

What time on Saturday is there likely to be a pitch inspection which I assume there will be

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

I reckon the pitch will be playable , the problem could well be the state of the roads .

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

How many tractors are expected to cross the Bridge on Saturday?

[Charles Bannerman]

How many tractors are expected to cross the Bridge on Saturday?

If they have snow ploughs in front of them... the more the merrier! :(

Seriously... the thought of Ross County fans helping to clear the snow at TCS, as realistically requested by Darren in his press release, really caught the imagination of the BBC "dahn sarfh" who couldn't help but see the contrast between this and the unthinkable prospect of one half of the Old Firm helping out the other. It sort of injected an element of civilisation into Local Rivalry.

On the strength of this, ICT's snow clearing activities found their way on to BBC Scotland Radio and TV and also Radio 5Live.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Charles Bannerman

[DJS]

Indeed it did Charles.

Undersoil heating is on and the pitch is in good order under the snow I'm told. Main threat to the game not going ahead on Saturday is a lack of volunteers.

I will go and do my bit.

[Caley]

And then they probably have to deal with compulsive whingers like Mr 23... such as folk with season tickets complaining that they couldn't benefit from the free tickets.

As far as I am concerned, this thread boils down to:-

* Darren's original request for help.

* Tabitha's follow up to that.

* And Alex's very timely and well worded reminder that the thread was conceived as a plea for help and not a discussion on the merits of volunteering.

As for MOST of the rest... well nothing surprises me on here these days.....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Charles, that's the benefits of a traditional education...even when you're p1ssed on Hogmanay/New Year's Day you can still spell and grammaticise perfectly!

[Charles Bannerman]

Charles, that's the benefits of a traditional education...even when you're p1ssed on Hogmanay/New Year's Day you can still spell and grammaticise perfectly!

Very generous of you to say so but, to be honest, when I posted that I hadn't by that stage touched a drop! (That came later and is now wearing off!)

But hang on... anyone who can use "grammaticise" accurately at 2:53 on New Year's morning needs major respect! :music03:

[BromleyEagle]

See you down at the ground at 8am on match day. The pie and free coffee secured the deal but the camaraderie should be worth it alone.

[BromleyEagle]

If the snow stays like this I don't think clearing will be much of a help. Is anyone else fed up of the snow?

Me.

[caleyblue]

just heard the game is offffffffffffffffffffffffff

[FortressICT]

:002: , I was going to go down and help clear the stands too.